The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for northern St. Charles Parish, including Hahnville, until 4 p.m., and a flood advisory until 5:15 p.m. At 2:48 p.m., meteorologists detected a severe thunderstorm capable of producing quarter-size hail and damaging winds in excess of 60 mph near Boutte, moving northeast at 5 mph. At 3:09 p.m., radar...

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for northern St. Charles Parish, including Hahnville, until 4 p.m., and a flood advisory until 5:15 p.m. At 2:48 p.m., meteorologists detected a severe thunderstorm capable of producing quarter-size hail and damaging winds in excess of 60 mph near Boutte, moving northeast at 5 mph.

View full sizeNational Weather ServiceThunderstorms continue to dot the New Orleans area this afternoon.

At 3:09 p.m., radar showed the thunderstorms over St. Charles Parish had dropped 1 to 2 inches of rain and another 1 to 2 inches of rain are likely over the next hour. Nuisance street flooding is likely in Boutte and Destrehan.

Other locations in the warning area include Destrehan, New Sarpy and Norco.

Forecasters also have cancelled a severe thunderstorm warning for New Orleans and parts of Jefferson, Plaquemines and St. Bernard parishes after that storm lost intensity. However, they warn that nuisance flooding is still possible on the West Bank.

Numerous thunderstorms will continue to pop up this afternoon, the result of a combination of heat and humidity.